“Aristotle, we are invariably told, was "antiquity's most brilliant intellect," and the explanation of this weird assertion, I believe, is best summarized… — Petr Beckmann Copy Share Image
“The average man does not know what to do with his life, yet wants another one which will last forever. —ANATOLE FRANCE” — Todd Henry Copy Share Image
A man thinks he is dying for his country," said Anatole France, "but he is dying for a few industrialists." But even… — Simone Weil Copy Share Image
Remember what Anatole France said about the dog masturbating on your leg--'Sure, it's honest, but who needs it? — Richard Yates Copy Share Image
“For knowledge to be digested, it must be absorbed with relish," wrote Anatole France.” — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“(Mind you, according to Walter Benjamin, the twentieth century’s great philosopher of collecting, browsing and what we’d now call vintage shopping, ‘the… — Simon Reynolds Copy Share Image
“Man is so made that he can only find relaxation from one kind of labor by taking up another. —ANATOLE FRANCE, author… — Timothy Ferriss Copy Share Image
“Sexual reproduction is a lottery. (A famous – and probably apocryphal – anecdote tells of a meeting in 1923 between Nobel Prize… — Yuval Noah Harari Copy Share Image
“And the non-reading of books, you will object, should be characteristic of all collectors? This is news to me, you may say.… — Walter Benjamin Copy Share Image
“All changes, even the most longed for, have their melancholy; for what we leave behind us is a part of ourselves; we… — Robyn Carr Copy Share Image
“M. Proust was more severe than M. de Caillavet on Anatole France: "He was selfish and supercilious. He had read so much… — Céleste Albaret Copy Share Image
Anatole France frankly advised, "When a thing has been said and said well, have no scruple. Take it and copy it." Yes,… — Gary Saul Morson Copy Share Image
